# Accident 20041231033609A: Cessna 175B, Lawrenceburg, KY, December 31, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2004, 13:55 local time
- Place: Lawrenceburg, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9497° N, 85.1469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9497&lon=-85.1469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8141T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8141T-2005-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175B (registry code 2072506, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175B
- Reported engine: CONT GO300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,610 total, 6 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041231033609A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 12-31-2004 PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS DEPARTED NASHVILLE, TN (BNA) VFR TO FRANKFORT KY (FFT). APPROXIMATELY 22 STATUTE MILES SOUTH/SOUTHWEST OF FFT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AN EMERGENCY, OFF AIRPORT LANDING WAS MADE. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC05LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA036), Dec 31, 2004: Cessna 175B (N8141T), Lawrenceburg, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning and in-flight planning decision, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and a subsequent forced landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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